Week 12: Wine Class
December 1, 2008 Our instructor for the wine class was Jon Bonnell, of the nationally acclaimed Bonnell’s Restaurant. Bonnell’s has won the “Award of Excellence” from […]
Thanksgiving 2008
We had a little break from Culinary School this week and last week and won’t have class until Monday night. I have been very busy making […]
Week 11: Soups
Photos: Ray and Robert: Partners in crime and 4 of the 5 soups I was looking foward to soup class. After all, one of the best […]
Food and Wine Pairing for the Holidays: Internship Hours
We are required to complete 22-24 hours a semester working at the Culinary School as our “internship”. I signed up to work at “Food and Wine […]
Week 10: Egg Cookery
It hasn’t been a big week for culinary school practice. On Sunday I made some chili for a chili cook-off at work and grilled flank steak […]
Week 9: Sauces
It’s been a busy week for cooking but not just for culinary school. I started out last Sunday by making homemade pasta for the first time […]
Cooking for my family
I spoke to my oldest daughter, Helen, today. She lives in Houston, is married to Andy, and has an almost 8 year old daughter, Grace. Helen […]
Week 8: Poultry Fabrication
The photos are not from Culinary School. They are from Stephan Pyles in Dallas! More on that later. I didn’t know that I had been cutting […]
Week 7: Meat Fabrication
This photo is not from the culinary school. I didn’t take any photos during the meat class, just got busy and didn’t take the time, however […]
Week 6: Vegetables
You would think cooking a few vegetables wouldn’t be too hard, wouldn’t you? Well, you’re wrong. I’m finding out more and more that all the […]